Remaking A Man

Sun Valley Mafia #2

by Amy Craig

Breaking family ties can set her free.

Gisella meets Dante, a brooding West Coast executive, at a Miami Beach cleanup. When she realizes he’s buying an insurance company from her mafia-boss father, she suggests Miami and her father will eat him alive.

Dante disagrees, but when Gisella’s father offers him fifteen million dollars to marry her or her sister, he accepts on the condition that he can choose which daughter to marry. Dante’s previous ties to West Coast organized crime help him navigate Gisella’s family, but to have her in his life, he risks succumbing to the high-octane lifestyle he left behind.

305 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 17, 2023

About the author

Amy Craig lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with her family and a small menagerie of pets. She writes contemporary romances featuring intelligent heroines. She can't always vouch for the men. In her spare time, she plays tennis and expands her husband’s honey-do list. Before pursuing writing, she worked as an engineer, project manager, and incompetent waitress. For more information and social media links, visit www.amy-craig.com

Reviews

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read. I loved it! Gisella grew up with a very wealthy lifestyle. Yet deep in her soul she yearned for more of real life. She met Dante as he was a business associate of her mafia father. They were attracted to each other immediately. Even though Gisella came from a wealthy background she was intelligent, brave, sassy, mouthy and loyal to a fault. Dante was a real surprise. He is a model for men everywhere. Decisive, progressive, realistic, hardworking, intelligent, wise and had a secret background he tried to run away from. But being around Gisella and her family brought out his tough guy persona easily when needed. He was always sensitive to Gisella's needs. Both Gisella and Dante had honor, a conscious, morals and respect for people and life. I really thought Gisella's brother Antonio was realistic. Really macho over the top tough guy. But in reality a wimp. But that did not stop him from raising his hand to Gisella's face. Her father did nothing to stop Antonio it was almost appeared he condoned it. In the end nothing mattered except Gisella and Dante being together, Rich or poor. Great ending. I highly recommend it.

I received an advance review copy for free via BookSirens, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.


Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Action-packed
Entertaining
Happily Ever After
Page-turner
Romantic
Realistic
Scary
Steamy
Tragic
Unpredictable
Wonderful characters

[Michelle Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amy Craig is a relatively new Author for me and I have to say I really enjoyed this book.

Gisella was an enjoyable leading lady. She had sass, she was strong and knew how the game was played.

Dante was the perfect leading man for Gisella. He pushed all her buttons and dang it was enjoyable to read their banter as their chemistry was off the charts hot.

There is something about a man protecting his lady love, being possessive and all that macho stuff.

The twist and turns kept me glued to my kindle I have to say. The pace was really good and the book just flowed which was great.

Overall, it was an easy book to fall into and get swept away with and then when it ends, you feel disappointed because you to keep readying.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Ashisha Sewpal · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great mafia story about two people who were not meant to he together.

Ursula and Gisella are sisters caught up in their fathers mafia business and legitimate insurance business.

Gisella is a strong woman who doesn't approve of her father's business and wants to follow her own dream.

Ursula is a formidable woman in love with someone else.

Dante wants to buy Gisella's fathers business and is offered the chance to choose between Gisella and Ursula by their father for a $15 million dowry.

Sparks fly between Dante and Gisella, which makes Dante's decision difficult. Who will he choose?

The author draws you into her story with her words and descriptions. The book contains twists that one doesn't see coming.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Crystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

You know when you take 2 magnets and try to push them together wrong ends facing each other? That force making them push against each other? And when you flip one of them, they finally connect? When I think of Gisella and Dante, that is immediately what comes to mind. I had a blast watching them bicker until their chemistry took over. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall to watch them bounce and play off each other. There was so much going on in Remaking A Man in such a short amount of time. It was fast paced with a little bit of everything. I am really starting to love Amy's writing style.

I received an advance copy. All opinions are my own.

[Kendall Rubel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Action and plot twists abound in this book. Who did what and why acquire new significance! It took a day for me to read it and i was psyched!! I had trouble putting it down, but it was great for when I couldn't sleep. I found it to be very gripping and left you wanting more; I can't wait for the next installment! 🤩

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[KL Cassanello · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! Gisella and Dante - immediate attraction, and some amusing banter between them. Her father keeps her under his thumb to a large degree, but she takes her independence where she can. Dante has to figure out how to keep her safe without taking away that independence. A lot of action and some violence, but not dark. I received an advance copy of the book, and this is my honest review.

[Kandiemarie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an amazingly intense and entertaining read. I was captured from the first page and was on the edge of my seat until the end. The suspense and twists and turns are intense. The characters are wonderful and the storyline is awesome. Highly recommend reading this. Look forward to reading more from the author.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Lesley Lindsell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was full of action and twists to the plots. Who did what and why take on a different meaning! Took me 24 hours to read it !! Struggled to put it down, great for when I couldn’t sleep. I found it was very gripping and left you looking for more , can’t wait for more ! 🤩

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Remaking a Man by Amy Craig is a good, and enjoyable romantic suspense read. The story has a good story line. The characters are good, and they have good chemistry. This story was full of action and twists to the plots. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Jo-Ann Forrest · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dante and Gisella are both from the same world and when they meet, their chemistry was explosive. Their story is edgy and will entertain and enchant you from the start. When to mafia families join forces by marriage , it is a guaranteed on the edge of your seat story.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Sammye · Rating 4 out of 5]

*this was a complimentary copy via BookSirens and this is my honest review*
This is a great mafia romantic suspense. Dante’s and Gisella’s love story has a few bumps and twists along the way, and lots of action and drama. I really enjoyed it.

[Rach3l · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good read. It had a lot going on so I never knew what to expect.


Side note: I received a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review

[Patricia Reynolds · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good read. The main characters had good chemistry and were well matched. All in all time well spent reading.
I received an ARC for a voluntary and honest review.

[Shifty Bugger · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Wow, I loved this book it was great, the story was written well and the characters were sensational. This story was about Gisella and Dante, Gisella is a Mafia princess who lives in Miami with her family, she loves ballet. She has learn't to keep her opinions to her self but listened sometimes to her father's meetings, after all her father owned the biggest Real Estate, Cosmica Insurance Holdings, and he ran the Florida branch. Her father wondered who would be the best suitors for his daughter's. His oldest daughter Usla wants to be a nun so that only left Gisella the youngest, she has a brother and he treated her like dirt and he wanted respect from her as he is going to be carrying on with the family business. Dante knew he was selling the business but thought it funny that he was offered money for Usla and when he declined then he was given a choice. This book was a page turner, it had action, twist and turns, secrets, bribery, lies, betrayal, Mafia, hate, and chemistry was hot and steamy. This book was so worth reading.